Slowed only by language barriers, science fiction has flourished throughout the world, telling dazzling stories of the future, and the world we live in. But as the world grows ever more connected, something extraordinary has begun to happen: diverse strands of the science fiction literary tradition have begun to seek one another out. Magazines and major publishers are […]
This week’s new releases prove that the gods are crazy, be they literal, imagined, or embodied by the hubris of men who think they know better.
As six-month periods go, the first half of 2017 has certainly been, shall we say, interesting. But even as the real world works ever harder to convince us that we’re all living inside a genre novel (though what kind will depend on your particular point of view: sci-fi? Alt-history? Dystopian thriller? Grimdark fantasy?), the authors […]
Quick confession time: growing up, I wanted to be MacGyver. Every episode of the show, I thrilled at seeing how he’d escape a life-threatening puzzle box using only his wits and random objects found nearby. I used to carry around one of those metal band-aid boxes filled with a rubber band, matches, safety pins, and a few […]